महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-64, verse-19

प्रदानं सर्वदानानां शकटस्य विशिष्यते ।
एवमाह महाभागः शाण्डिल्यो भगवानृषिः ॥१९॥

19. pradānaṁ sarvadānānāṁ śakaṭasya viśiṣyate ,
evamāha mahābhāgaḥ śāṇḍilyo bhagavānṛṣiḥ.

19. pradānaṃ sarvadānānāṃ śakaṭasya viśiṣyate
evaṃ āha mahābhāgaḥ śāṇḍilyaḥ bhagavān ṛṣiḥ

19. The gift of a cart is superior to all other gifts. Thus spoke the venerable sage (ṛṣi) Śāṇḍilya, the illustrious one.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रदानं (pradānaṁ) - gift, giving, bestowing

• सर्वदानानां (sarvadānānāṁ) - of all gifts, among all donations

• शकटस्य (śakaṭasya) - of a cart, of a wagon

• विशिष्यते (viśiṣyate) - is distinguished, excels, is special, surpasses

• एवं (evaṁ) - thus, so, in this manner

• आह (āha) - said, spoke

• महाभागः (mahābhāgaḥ) - illustrious, greatly fortunate, eminent

• शाण्डिल्यः (śāṇḍilyaḥ) - Śāṇḍilya (name of a sage)

• भगवान् (bhagavān) - venerable, revered, glorious, divine

• ऋषिः (ṛṣiḥ) - sage, seer, inspired poet

Words meanings and morphology

प्रदानं (pradānaṁ) - gift, giving, bestowing

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pradāna

pradāna - gift, donation, bestowing

From pra- + √dā (to give)

Prefix: pra

Root: dā (class 3)

सर्वदानानां (sarvadānānāṁ) - of all gifts, among all donations

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of sarvadāna

sarvadāna - all gifts, every donation

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+dāna)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  pronoun/adjective
• dāna – gift, donation, giving
  noun (neuter)
  From √dā (to give)
  Root: dā (class 3)

शकटस्य (śakaṭasya) - of a cart, of a wagon

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of śakaṭa

śakaṭa - cart, wagon, chariot

विशिष्यते (viśiṣyate) - is distinguished, excels, is special, surpasses

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present indicative (laṭ) of śiṣ

Passive form of vi-√śiṣ.

Prefix: vi

Root: śiṣ (class 7)

Note: This is an atmanepada form.

एवं (evaṁ) - thus, so, in this manner

(indeclinable)

आह (āha) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of brū

perfect tense

Irregular perfect form, 3rd person singular.

Root: brū (class 2)

Note: Often used in prose for 'he said'.

महाभागः (mahābhāgaḥ) - illustrious, greatly fortunate, eminent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahābhāga

mahābhāga - greatly fortunate, illustrious, noble, eminent

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+bhāga)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
  Feminine stem of `mahat`.
• bhāga – share, portion, fortune, lot
  noun (masculine)
  From √bhaj (to divide, obtain)
  Root: bhaj (class 1)

Note: Qualifies Śāṇḍilya.

शाण्डिल्यः (śāṇḍilyaḥ) - Śāṇḍilya (name of a sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śāṇḍilya

śāṇḍilya - name of a famous sage, author of `bhakti` Sūtras.

Descendant of Śaṇḍila.

भगवान् (bhagavān) - venerable, revered, glorious, divine

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - possessing good fortune, glorious, divine, venerable, lord

From `bhaga` (fortune) + `vat` (possessing suffix).

Note: Qualifies Śāṇḍilya and ṛṣi.

ऋषिः (ṛṣiḥ) - sage, seer, inspired poet

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - sage, seer, inspired poet, Vedic seer

From √ṛṣ (to go, move, flow, to see)

Root: ṛṣ (class 1)